Patient satisfaction is important. Good medical care requires trust and a partnership between doctor and patient. But sometimes wanting to satisfy the patient too much can lead to harm. Case in point, just giving a patient the opioids they ask for may not be the right thing if they are opioid dependent. Check out this article from JAMA discussing the patient centered medical home and controlling prescription opioid abuse.
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